Company Biography

The Melgen Retina Eye Center, formerly named Vitreo Retinal Consultants Eye Center was founded in 1988 by Doctor Salomon Melgen. When the center opened in Florida it became affiliated with the Schepen’s Eye Research Institute Harvard Medical School. While much clinical research was being conducted, the Melgen Retina Eye Center was the first private practice in Florida to use the Scanning Laser Opthalmoscope (SLO), which helped tremendously in understanding macular degeneration.

The Melgen Retina Eye Center has pioneered laser therapy for macular degeneration. When nothing was being offered to treat patients suffering from this disease, the Melgen Retina Eye Center was aggressively treating its patients with treatments that have now become a standard of care, but were rejected years ago.